Shared Health Priorities indicators, June 2024
The Canadian Institute for Health Information (AVÐÇÇò) is pleased to share the new set of common indicators to measure progress in 4 shared priority areas of our health systems: primary health care; health workforce and surgeries; mental health and substance use; and electronic health information. AVÐÇÇò led a collaborative and rigorous process to support the selection of indicators, bringing in perspectives of system experts, patient partners and the Canadian public. The list of indicators was endorsed by governments across the country.
This milestone reflects a significant commitment to enhancing quality of health care and outcomes across Canada. It sets a common foundation for monitoring and for keeping Canadians up to date on the positive changes they want to see in Canada’s health care systems.
AVÐÇÇò will work with governments, data partners and other relevant stakeholders to leverage respective strengths and expertise to develop and report on the common set of indicators.
Primary health care
- Canadians With a Regular Health Provider
- Canadians Who Reported Being Able to See a Health Provider When They Were Sick or Concerned (On the Same Day or Next Day)
- Canadians With Access to a Primary Care Health Team
- Canadians Who Were Satisfied or Very Satisfied With the Wait Time to Access a Health Provider When They Were Sick or Concerned
- Canadians Who Reported Being Treated With Dignity and Respect Regarding Culture, Language, Gender and Sexual Orientation by a Health Provider
- Ambulatory Care Sensitive Conditions Hospitalizations
Health workforce and surgeries
- Family Physicians Entering and Leaving the Workforce
- Nurse Practitioners Entering and Leaving the Workforce
- Nurses Entering and Leaving the Workforce
- Annual Change in Surgical Volumes Since Start of COVID-19 Pandemic
- Joint Replacement Wait Times
- Hip Fracture Surgery Within 48 Hours
- Overtime Hours Worked by Nurses in Hospital
Mental health and substance use
- Canadians With a Mental Health Disorder Who Have an Unmet Need for Mental Health Care
- Youth Age 12 to 25 Who Accessed Integrated Youth Services for Mental Health, Substance Use and Well-Being Support
- Wait Times for Community Mental Health Counselling
- Wait Times for Substance Use Services
- Follow-Up After a Hospital Stay for Mental Health or Substance Use
Electronic health information
- Canadians Who Access Health Records Electronically
- Health Providers Who Share Patient Health Information Electronically
- Health Providers Routinely Using Health Information Being Shared Electronically From Other Settings
- Digital Health Literacy Among Canadians
- Digital Health Literacy Among Providers
AVÐÇÇò will also support work to select and develop a further set of indicators in the areas of aging with dignity and Indigenous cultural safety.
Updates on Shared Health Priorities indicators will be released in the fall of 2024, so stay with us.
How to cite:
Canadian Institute for Health Information. Shared Health Priorities indicators, June 2024. Accessed October 22, 2024.
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